Ash tray



Jan. 20, 1953 H. c. VAN OVER ETAL 2,626,045

I ASH TRAY Filed Dec. 1, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET-l Inventory Harlan 0. Var;Over Robert AS1010 B, @Mwkm Jan. 20, 1953 c. VAN OVER ET AL ASH TRAYFiled Dec. 1, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 w s m, m mm n I00 A S M 0 Va 1. 0A IQ I m F0 00 w. HR Q QM m vv mm mm mm Patented Jan. 20, 1953 ASH TRAYHarlan C. Van Over, Carlisle, Ind., and Robert A. Siblo, Marion, Ill.

Application December 1, 1950, Serial No. 198,594

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in ash receptacles of the typewhich isadapted to be arranged in an automobile or truck.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved ash tray and meansof mounting the ash tray in a vehicle, the mounting means bein attachedto the door jamb of the vehicle and so constructed that it is capable ofbeing swung to a position convenient to the operator of the vehicle.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved means ofattaching the ash receptacle to the means of mounting the receptacle,which attaching means includes a tongue attached to the ash trayreceptacle arranged to be fitted in slots of a part of the support meansfor the ash tray, together with provision for retaining a part of thehinge, said hinge being used to connect the closure of the ashreceptacle to the receptacle.

Ancillary objects and features of importance and utility will becomeapparent in following the description of the illustrated form of theinvention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the interior of a vehicleshowing the ash tray mounted therein;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the structure of the device;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on theline 3-3 of Figure 2 and in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view of the ashreceptacle and a part of the means for supporting it;

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view showingthe downwardly openingchannel of the closure, gasket and upper rim or edge of the ashreceptacle in assembled form; and,

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line6-6 of Figure 1 and in the direction of the arrows.

In Figure 1 we have illustrated a fragmentary part of a vehicle, whichincludes a door ID together with a door jamb l2. The device is adaptedto be held fixed to the door jamb by means of the mounting bracket I4.This mounting bracket has a flat end l6 provided with openings IB intowhich self-tapping screws 20 are adapted to be disposed. These screwsare used for fixing the mounting bracket I4 to the door jamb 12 (Figure6).

There is a flat opposite end 22 of the mounting bracket [4 which isprovided with an opening 24 to accommodate the rivet 26. The rivet ispassed through an upper washer 28, a resilient washer 30, an aperture inthe arm 32, a second resilient washer 34 and a lower washer 36. By thisconstuction the arm 32 is held firmly fixed to the mounting bracket [4but is capable of being; rotated to an adjusted position about the axisof the rivet 26.

The arm 32 has for strengthening purposes, a longitudinal depression 38therein intermediate its ends.

At the end of the arm 32 opposite from that end having the rivet 26passed therethrough, there is an opening through which a second rivet 40passes. The second rivet 4D has a washer assembly 42 connected with itidentical to the described washer assembly in connection with the rivet26.

There is an extension 44 connected to the arm 32 by means of the rivet40 whereby the extension may be rotated to selected positions inaccordance with prerogative of the user of the device, the Washerassembly 42 serving as a friction brake, as does the washer assemblyconnected with. the rivet 26.

The extension 44 has a lower flat portion 4% in which there is anopening for the rivet 40. The portion 46 is arranged at substantiallyright angles to the adjacent part of it, and the extension is providedwith a strengthening longitudinal depression 48 almost from end to endthereof.

At the extreme outer end of the extension 44 there is a spring plate orfinger 50 soldered or otherwise rigidly fixed in place to cooperate witha part of the end of the extension 44 in forming a friction latch tocoact with the keeper 52 in holding the closure 54 in the open position.

The closure 54 is provided with a downwardly opening channel 56 near itsedge and there is a resilient gasket 58 located in this channel arrangedto overlie the upper rim or edge 60 of the receptacle 62.

This receptacle is adapted to contain cigars, cigarettes and the likeand the closure 54 together with its gasket located upon the rolled rim60 of the receptacle, causes the receptacle 62 to be air-tight for thepurpose of smothering cigars, cigarettes etc.

There is a hinge 64 arranged to connect the closure 54 to the receptacle52. This hinge includes a hinge plate 66 which is fixed to the closure54 and a hinge plate or leaf 68 which is removably connected with thereceptacle.

The receptacle 62 has a tongue 69 connected to it, but spaced from onewall thereof. This tongue has brackets and H at its upper end which areheld to the receptacle by screws, rivets or the like and which are soshaped as to space the tongue 69 slightly from the receptacle. The lowerend of the tongue has an aperture 12 therein.

The hinge leaf 68 is arranged to be inserted behind the tongue 69 andbetween the brackets 10 and 1], thereby fixing the closure in place onthe receptacle so that it is capable of swinging to the positions shownin Figure 3.

In order to hold the receptacle 62 in place on the extension 44 there isa means forming slots 13 and 14 in the material of the extension 44.This means consists of a pair of plates 15 and 76 which are pressed fromthe material of the extension in the strengthening ridge 48 and hence,the plates 15 and 16 define the slots which constitute pockets to holdthe tongue 69 removably placed on the extension.

There is a protuberance 18 formed in the extension 44 near the flatportion 46, this protuberance being so located as to be removablydisposed in the aperture 12, this assembly providing a latch for thereceptacle.

In operation the device is attached to a vehicle as disclosed in Figure6. Then, it may be adjusted to suit the convenience of the operator ofthe vehicle and in accordance with the actual structure of the vehicle.

The lid 54 is provided with a highly polished surface or painted withluminous paint. At night the location of the ash tray is easilydiscernible because of this expedient.

The lid or closure 54 may be retained in the open condition so that thereceptacle 62 may receive cigars, cigarettes, ashes and other refuse.

When it is desired to close the receptacle,the finger grip member 80 onthe closure 54 is pulled thereby releasing the keeper 52 from theresilient latch of'the extension 44.

The closure is pulled down tightly upon the rim of the receptacle 62thereby sealing the receptacle and smothering the contents thereof.

When it is desired to empty the ash receptacle, it need only be liftedand emptied. Then it may 4 be easily replaced by inserting the tongue 69in the slots 13 and 14.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In an ash tray, a receptacle which has a side wall with a tonguesecured in parallel relation thereto, said tongue having laterally andinwardly extending brackets which are fixed to a side wall of thereceptacle thereby spacing the tongue slightly from the receptacle anddefining a pocket between the tongue and said wall, a closure for thereceptacle, said closure having a hinge with a member extending from thehinge and removably disposed in said pocket to thereby connect saidclosure to said receptacle, and the lower portion of said tongueconstituting a portion of a means for mounting said receptacle.

2. The combination of claim 1 and said closure having a gasket to sealthe receptacle when the closure is in the receptacle closing position.

3. The combination of claim 1 and means for mounting said receptacle,said mounting means including an arm with an extending portion thereofhaving slots, and said tongue lower portion being disposed in saidslots.

4. The combination of claim 3 and said extending portion having a latchand arranged above the top of the receptacle a latch keeper carried bysaid closure and removably disposed in said latch to hold said closurein the open condition.

HARLAN C. VAN OVER. ROBERT A. SIBLO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 332,788 Couch Dec. 22, 1885745,322 Burrough Dec. 1, 1903 866,463 Hart Sept. 17, 1907 1,036,777Austin Aug. 27. 1912

